JP2000243518A - Electrical component - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide an electric component capable of easily adding a noise filter function to an electric device and requiring no special mounting space. SOLUTION: The male connector section 2 and the male connector section 2 are provided.
And a female connector portion 3 that can be connected to the first connector portion, and a capacitor element 9 is connected in parallel to a connection lead 7 that electrically connects the two connector portions 2 and 3 to each other. This electric component is used by being interposed between a pair of existing male and female external connectors.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric part, and more particularly to an electric part having improved workability when an electric function such as a noise filter is added to an electric circuit. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a noise filter has been used to reduce noise generated from an electric device and noise induced from a peripheral portion of the device. As the noise filter, a filter in which an electric element constituting the noise filter is incorporated in advance in at least one of a male connector and a female connector used for a wiring portion of various electric devices is often used.
This is a structure in which necessary electric elements such as a capacitor element, terminals, lead wires, and the like are incorporated in the main body when assembling the connector. According to such a connector, the noise reduction effect can be expected by the built-in noise filter only by connecting the male connector and the female connector.

The noise environment is greatly affected not only by the inside of the device, but also by wiring outside the device and other external factors. Therefore, it is necessary that the noise be sufficiently suppressed when the assembly of the device or the device is completed. Not necessarily. In such a case, it is necessary to replace or add a noise filter to remove noise and improve the electrical characteristics. However, when replacing or adding a noise filter, the arrangement and space inside the connector are limited, so that the degree of freedom in mounting the filter is greatly limited. Also, in addition to the fact that it takes a lot of trouble to remove the existing noise filter, even if a new noise filter is attached or a new noise filter is added to the existing noise filter, crimping, spot welding, soldering And complicated work such as screwing is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric function such as a noise filter to an existing connector by a simple operation and a special mounting. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric component that can be added without requiring a space and that can easily perform an operation of adding an electric function such as a noise filter to an electric device. It is also an object of the present invention to provide an electric component having the above-described electric components having various electric functions, which can be easily configured.

[0005]

Therefore, an electric component according to a first aspect of the present invention integrally includes a male connector portion 2 and a female connector portion 3 connectable to the male connector portion 2. A part of the connection lead 7 for electrically connecting the two connector parts 2 and 3 is exposed to the outside between the female connector part 3 and the storage part 1 opened to the outside so as to store the electric element 9. And the electric element 9 is connected to the connection lead 7 in a state where the electric element 9 is arranged in the housing portion 1.

The electric component according to the first aspect of the present invention is used by being interposed between a pair of existing male and female external connectors 20 and 30. That is, the male connector 2 is connected to the external female connector 30, and the external male connector 20 is connected to the female connector 3. Then, the external connector 2
The electric function by the electric element 9 is added to the electric circuit connected by 0 and 30, and it is possible to improve the electric characteristics of the electric circuit. In addition, the provision of the storage section 1 facilitates the arrangement and connection work of the electric element 9.

[0007] The electric component according to the second aspect is characterized in that:
Are sealed with resin 14.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the electric element 9 is sealed with the resin 14, it is easy to handle.
In addition, safety can be improved, and its durability can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the electric element 9 is a capacitor element, and the pair of lead wires 10
Are connected in parallel to the pair of connection leads 7, 7.

When the above-mentioned electric component is applied to a noise filter using the capacitor element 9 as described in claim 3, its practical value is great.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the electric component, wherein the male connector portion is provided.
And a female connector part 3 connectable to the male connector part 2, and a part of the connection lead 7 for electrically connecting the two connector parts 2, 3 is exposed to the outside. Features.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the male connector portion 2 and the female connector portion 3 are integrally formed, the electric element 9 is easily connected to the exposed portion of the connection lead 7 from outside. it can. Therefore, by using the electric elements 9 having different characteristics and types, it is possible to easily configure electric parts having various electric functions. Further, in the component configured in this manner, the connector portions 2 and 3 are shared, which is advantageous in cost.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, specific embodiments of the electric component of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this electric component E is a cylindrical storage section 1 having a rectangular cross section and extending vertically.
And a male connector portion 2 extending forward from the storage portion 1;
A female connector portion 3 extending rearward from the housing portion 1, and a main portion thereof is integrally formed of a synthetic resin. The storage unit 1 is vertically divided at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction, and includes an upper storage unit 1a that is opened upward and
A lower storage portion 1b that opens downward is configured. The male connector portion 2 includes a cylindrical receiving portion 4 which is open on the distal end side, and has four plate-like contacts 5 protruding toward the distal end inside thereof. The female connector portion 3 is formed with four tooth receiving portions 6.6 opening rearward (see FIG. 4).

As shown in FIG. 4 which is a longitudinal sectional view of the electric component E, an upper pair and a lower pair of a total of four lead pieces 7, 7 are connected to the male connector part 2, the housing part 1, and the female part. The inside of the connector portion 3 penetrates in the horizontal direction, and the front end portion serves as the contacts 5.5 of the male connector portion 2 and the rear end portion thereof comes into contact with the gear receiving portions 6.6 of the female connector portion 3. Has become a child. In this case, the female connector part 3 can be fitted into the receiving part 4 of the male connector part 2, and the respective contacts 5.5 of the male connector part 2 are inserted into the tooth receiving parts 6.6 of the female connector part 3. It is possible. That is, the male connector portion 2 and the female connector portion 3 have a structure connectable to each other.

Next, the storage section 1 will be described. Since the upper and lower storage sections 1a and 1b have the same structure, the upper storage section 1a will be described for convenience. This upper storage section 1a
In the above, of the lead pieces 7, 7 penetrating the male connector part 2 and the female connector part 3, the upper pair of lead pieces 7, 7 are exposed to the outside from the upper opening. The lead wires 10, 10 of the capacitor element 9 as an electric element are connected to the exposed portions 8, 8 of the pair of lead pieces 7, 7, respectively. In the lead pieces 7, 7, the capacitor element 9
The part that overlaps with is cut off in a concave shape, and the upper storage part 1
On the bottom surface of a, a concave portion 11 is formed in a portion where the capacitor element 9 is arranged. With such a structure, the lead pieces 10 and 10 of the capacitor element 9 are not bent up and down, and the lead pieces 7 and
7, so that the connection workability is improved. Further, on the side surface of the upper housing portion 1a, a concave portion 12 is formed on the female connector portion 3 side, and the housing operation is facilitated by positioning the capacitor element 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pair of lead wires 10, 10 of the capacitor element 9 disposed in the upper housing portion 1a are respectively connected to the exposed portions 8, 8 of the pair of lead pieces 7, 7, respectively. At the connection portions 13, 13, they are electrically connected by spot welding, soldering, or the like. Then, in the state where the capacitor element 9 is housed as described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper housing part 1a is filled with resin and sealed with resin. In the above description, the upper housing portion 1a has been mainly described, but the lower housing portion 1b has the same configuration as the above. As a result, in the electric component E, as shown in FIG. 5, two sets of upper and lower noise filters in each of which the capacitor element 9 is connected in parallel between the pair of lead pieces 7 are formed.

The usage of the electric component E will be described below. In FIG. 4, in addition to the electric component E,
Further, an external male connector 20 and the external male connector 20
And an external female connector 30 that can be connected to the external female connector 30. One of these is a noise filter built-in type connector, which is attached to an electric device (not shown). 21 is a contact of the external male connector 20, 31
Indicates tooth receiving portions of the external female connector 30. The female connector 3 of the electric component E has a structure connectable to the external male connector 20, and the male connector 2 of the electric component E has a structure connectable to the external female connector 30. By inserting the female connector portion 3 of the electric component E into the external male connector 20 and inserting the external female connector 30 into the male connector portion 2 of the electric component E, the external male connector 20 and the external female connector are inserted. 30 are electrically connected by the electric component E,
At the same time, the capacitor element 9 of the storage section 1 functions as a noise filter.

From the above, the external connector 20,
Even if a sufficient noise suppression effect cannot be obtained only by the noise filter built in the noise filter 30, if the electric component E is connected between the external connectors 20 and 30 as described above, the noise filter is not changed. Can be added. Therefore, when installing or adding a noise filter, it is no longer necessary to consider the installation space, remove the existing noise filter, and perform spot welding, soldering, screwing, etc. of the newly installed or added noise filter. . In addition, even after the completion of the assembly of the electric equipment and the electric device, and in the middle of the assembling, it is possible to easily perform a filter capacity adjusting operation such as mounting, removing, and reattaching the noise filter.

Although the embodiment of the electric component of the present invention has been described above, the electric component of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented with various modifications. For example, in the above description, an example in which a noise filter is configured is shown, and the capacitor element 9 is disposed in the storage unit 1. However, in order to improve other electrical characteristics of electric devices and electric devices, resistors and coils are used. Other types of electrical elements can be used. In addition to using a single electric element, a plurality or plural kinds of electric elements may be used. Further, in the above description, the connector is configured as a four-pole connector. However, this can be configured as a two-pole connector or a multi-pole connector. Further, in the above description, the male connector portion 2 and the female connector portion 3 are arranged in a straight line. However, the male connector portion 2 and the female connector portion 3 may be arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other. In the above description, the storage section 1 is filled with resin, but this may be omitted. In the above description, the male connector portion 2 and the female connector portion 3 are connected by the plate-shaped lead pieces 7, 7, but the connecting leads for electrically connecting the connector portions 2, 3 are of course linear. May be used.

In the present application, the electric component shown in FIG. 1 is also included as one of the inventions. That is, FIG.
, An electrical component in a state before the capacitor element 9 is attached and in which a part of the lead pieces 7, 7 for connecting the male connector section 2 and the female connector section 3 is exposed to the outside is also an object of the invention. (Claim 4). According to such an electric component, the electric element 9 can be easily connected to the exposed portion of the connection lead 7 from the outside in a state where the male connector portion 2 and the female connector portion 3 are integrally formed. Therefore, by using the electric elements 9 having different characteristics and types, it is possible to easily configure electric parts having various electric functions. Further, in the component configured as described above, the male connector portion 2 and the female connector portion 3 are shared, so that the configuration can be performed at low cost.

[0022]

According to the electric component of the first aspect, the electric function by the electric element is added to the electric circuit by the simple work of connecting the existing male and female external connectors to each other. Characteristic can be improved. In other words, it is possible to add an electrical function such as a noise filter to an existing connector with a simple operation and without requiring a special mounting space. Can be easily performed. In addition, the provision of the storage section makes it easy to arrange and connect the electric elements, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the electric element is sealed with a resin, the electric element can be easily handled, the safety can be improved, and the durability can be improved.

When the above-mentioned electric component is applied to a noise filter using a capacitor element as claimed in claim 3, its practical value is great.

According to the electric component of the fourth aspect, various electric elements having different characteristics and types can be easily connected from the outside, and therefore, the configuration of the electric component having various electric functions is facilitated. Further, in the various components configured as described above, the connector portion is shared, which is advantageous in cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state before mounting a capacitor element in an embodiment of an electric component of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a capacitor element is mounted in the electric component of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a completed state of the electric component of the embodiment after resin sealing.

FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the electric component of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an electric circuit diagram that functions in the electric component of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 E Electrical parts 1 Housing 2 Male connector 3 Female connector 7 Lead piece (connection lead) 9 Capacitor element (electric element) 10 Lead wire

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuhiko Takahashi 10-45, Taisha-cho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo F-term in Shizuki Electric Co., Ltd. (reference) 5E021 FA05 FA09 FA14 FA16 FB13 FC19 FC34 MA09 MA33 MB08

Claims (4)

[Claims] A male connector part (2) and a female connector part (3) connectable to the male connector part (2) are integrally provided, and the male connector part (2) and the female connector part (2) are provided. 3) between the two connector portions (2) and (3)
A part of a connection lead (7) for electrically connecting the electric element (9) is exposed to the outside, and a storage part (1) opened to the outside so as to store the electric element (9) is provided. The connection lead (7) is arranged in the storage part (1).
An electrical component, wherein the electrical component is connected to the electronic component. 2. An opening of the storage section (1) is sealed with a resin (1).
4) The electrical component according to claim 1, wherein 3. The electric element (9) is a capacitor element, and a pair of lead wires (10) and (10) are connected in parallel to the pair of connection leads (7) and (7). The electric component according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. A male connector part (2) and a female connector part (3) connectable to the male connector part (2) are integrally provided, and the two connector parts (2) and (3) are electrically connected. An electrical component, characterized in that a part of the connection lead (7) connected to the electronic component is exposed to the outside.